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Chagatai Khanate

Type Object Region Central Asia Time 1226–1340

The Chagatai Khanate was a Central Asian khanate ruled by descendants of Chagatai, Genghis Khan's second son;…

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  1. 1226–1242Transoxiana · TransoxianaGenghis Khan granted his second son Chagatai the Central Asian steppe and oasis zones; in its early period the khanate governed key Silk Road nodes through a mixed nomadic–sedentary model.
  2. 1260–1270Northern foothills of the Tianshan · ZhetysuIn the 1260s, Chagatai descendants such as Kaidu contested the title of Great Khan with Kublai; the khanate became an important Central Asian base opposing the eastern Great Khan, controlling oasis trade and steppe military routes.
  3. 1270–1340Samarkand · TransoxianaIn the early 14th century the Chagatai khan Duwa Temür converted to Islam, and the khanate split into eastern and western halves; tensions between oasis settled zones and steppe nomadic zones intensified, creating conditions for the rise of Timur's empire.

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